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Analytical Chemistry Aug 7, 2024

Scientists use carbon isotopes to track 'forever chemicals'

Organofluorine compounds—sometimes called "forever chemicals"—are increasingly turning up in our drinking water, oceans and even human blood, posing a potential threat to the environment and human health.

Astronomy Aug 7, 2024

Newly-discovered star could provide new insights into the evolution of stars

A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, led by Assistant Professor of Astronomy Rana Ezzeddine and UF alumnus Jeremy Kowkabany, with collaborators, reports the discovery of a star that challenges astronomers' ...

Earth Sciences Aug 7, 2024

Sichuan Province earthquake offers lessons for landslide prediction from GNSS observations

Using data collected from a 2022 magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County in China's Sichuan Province, researchers have tested whether Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations could be used for rapid prediction ...

Social Sciences Aug 7, 2024

Experiment shows repetition boosts belief in climate-skeptical claims, even among climate science endorsers

Climate science supporters rated climate-skeptical statements as "truer" after just a single repetition, according to a study published August 7, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE led by Mary Jiang from The Australian ...

Social Sciences Aug 7, 2024

Tackling digital sexual violence in Canada requires updated policies and procedures

Online abuse affects one in six school-aged children, according to a recent World Health Organization survey of Europe, Asia and Canada. This statistic is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to online abuse, though, ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 7, 2024

X-ray imagery of vibrating diamond opens avenues for quantum sensing

When it comes to materials for quantum sensors, diamond is the best game in town, says Cornell University professor Gregory Fuchs. Now he and a team of scientists have upped diamond's game by generating exquisite imagery ...

Plants & Animals Aug 7, 2024

Disaster plant pathology: Solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most disasters have indirect effects on plant health ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 7, 2024

Researchers create new device for on-the-spot water testing

Researchers at University of Galway have developed a new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of water quality to detect one of the most dangerous types of bacteria.

Social Sciences Aug 7, 2024

Three forgotten women who wrote fairytales that subverted the Grimms' gender norms

Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty—these well-known stories and others, first published by the Brothers Grimm in Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812), have become shorthand for what we collectively ...

Social Sciences Aug 7, 2024

Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?

The Paris Olympics has proudly proclaimed to be the first games in 128 years to offer gender equality.

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